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• Anti-drug vigilantes turn to the NLD
• Nationalists plan rally to ‘protect’ 59(f)
• NLD leader warns Speakers to avoid corruption
• Govt, armed group negotiators meet in Chiang Mai
• Complaints committee to address backlog
• Polio program to continue after some miss out
• Palaung MP rejects military demands for TNLA surrender
• Taungtha facing water crisis as wells dry up
• Fears mount for Inle Lake as Myanmar faces drought
• USDP calls on govt to prepare for El Niño

Anti-drug vigilantes turn to the NLD Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST In the midst of a stand-off with local authorities, anti-drug campaign group Pat Ja San is lobbying the National League for Democracy to address the issue of opium poppy cultivation in parliament.

Nationalists plan rally to ‘protect’ 59(f) Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Strident Buddhist nationalists are lobbying against talk of a constitutional amendment that could allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to become president. A contingent of students, monks and politicians has applied for permission to demonstrate to protect the military-drafted constitution at Bo Sein Hman ground in Bahan township on February 28.

NLD leader warns Speakers to avoid corruption Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has warned her party's Speakers and their deputies to meet the expectations of the public – and, in particular, to avoid any hint of corruption.

Govt, armed group negotiators meet in Chiang Mai Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Complaints committee to address backlog Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The new Public Complaints Committee, formed yesterday in the Amyotha Hluttaw, will first focus on finishing up the work left untouched by its predecessor before handling new complaints, according to the chair.

Polio program to continue after some miss out Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Health officials are to continue their polio vaccination campaign beyond the official end of the program, which was yesterday, as it emerged that even in downtown Yangon less than half the under-fives eligible had been inoculated.

Palaung MP rejects military demands for TNLA surrender Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST An upper-house MP representing the Ta'Arng (Palaung) National Party has hit out at the Tatmadaw for calling on only one side to cease fire in the clashes that have ravaged northern Shan State.

Taungtha facing water crisis as wells dry up Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST The spectre of drought is already hanging over a Mandalay township, where villagers are being forced to pay K50,000 per load of water as their wells dry up.

Fears mount for Inle Lake as Myanmar faces drought Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Ominous signs of drought and excessive heat are already causing concern around Inle Lake. Reports of a powerful El Niño phenomenon bringing hot weather and low rainfall in its train are disturbing farmers, residents and businesses around the lake.

USDP calls on govt to prepare for El Niño Posted: 22 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST Two Union Solidarity and Development Party MPs have urged the government to act in the face of a threat posed by a powerful El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to bring great heat and drought to much of the country.

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